Mental health law

My role, as a counsellor, once a contract or agreement has been signed with a client will be to provide the following: My immediate role will be to establish a bond that will enable trust on both sides. It must be noted that the decision to seek treatment for addiction is not an easy one, and therefore requires a great deal of trust between the patients and their counselors. A counsellor must be able to provide an atmosphere where the client is happy, relax and feel secured. Ensure that a…

from research reached their turning points. By turning points, I’m referring to the moments where they seek professional treatment for their mental health issues. Counselors should recommend this method of writing therapy because according to research 23% of patients who write about their feelings are less likely to end up in a psychiatric hospital for mental illness. Another form of ‘writing’ corresponded to art. Art can be another form of a type of therapy involving writing because the patient…

understanding the behaviour outside of its rhetorical contingencies. The (cyber)bully rationalized as a rhetorical mode of power has worked counterintuitive to his/her self-conceptualization as a functional metaphor: research trends obfuscate the mental health of the initiator, and its particular ramifications, that are negated in the pretense of upholding social codifications. Further intermediation focusing on initiator rehabilitation implementing the severity of academic repercussions, fails…

Please provide a description of the mental health assessment measures (e.g., Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure, Beck Depression Inventory, SASSI, WHODAS) and other diagnostic assessments or past treatment history used to support your diagnosis. Describe your complete process for developing the differential/dimensional diagnoses. During the initial session the client was given the Patient Health Questionnaire, Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, Quality of Life Scale (QOL)…

self-administered as the difficulty of interpretation of some clinical terms. Once the questions are answered the number is added up and the higher the score the more severe the depression. With the Hamilton score, mental status and history of present and past history, the mental health professional can assess the…

Counseling is an effective therapy to remedy mental health problems and other erratic behaviors that are usually associated with substance abuse. The negative consequences on the personal and legal side are a great hindrance to anyone, especially teenagers, to achieve balance and sobriety while dealing with their friends, families, and society as a whole. A combination of pharmacological and behavioral treatments is necessary to address the problem. Substance abuse counselors identify the…

Within the counseling field, there is a professional relationship between client and therapist. At the beginning of the relationship the client notices an issue and approaches a professional for help. The counselor simply guides them through the treatment process that will benefit the client with their lifestyle, self-worth, religion/spirituality, worldviews, or career path. In regards to this, a counselor will be assisting a client who is suffering from anxiety and depression with theoretical…

depression as a mental illness is not spreading at high rates. Misdiagnosis of depression occur when a person experiences a handful of the symptoms, such as prolonged and intense…

other kind of intervention by mental health services, is associated with a negative stigma in the African American community (Chatters et al., 2011; Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither, 2016; Der Pan et al., 2013). Instead of seeking “outside” help, the African American community may find it more sensible to seek help from within the family or the church community (Allen, Davey, & Davey, 2010). According to Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither (2016), this is due to historical mental health misdiagnoses of African…

A counselor will not be excused from breaking the law simply because they were unaware of the legal requirements. Some important legal guidelines to consider when working on treatment plans for clients might be confidentiality, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), and malpractice. It is important for a counselor to be aware of the legal requirements of confidentiality…